Re: mauled mall

[bill london <london@moscow.com>]

Sorry Jerry, but you're the one who is out to lunch on this one.
The Mall removed more than a few sticks and twigs--the crew ripped out dozens of
beautiful mature shrubs and small flowering plum trees.   With the sterile
environment that destruction created, the view is now of trimmed evergreens and
chips, and of course, automobiles, asphalt, and a shopping center building in
all its California strip mall loveliness.
Besides the obvious violation of city ordinance, this destruction makes the
town's entrance area much less attractive.
BL

"Jerry L. Schutz" wrote:

> Visionaries;
>
> Really, do you know what lunatics you sound like!  Boycott the mall because
> they did some weeding.  Sheesh!  If you really want to be activists,
> volunteer to clean up that stretch of highway, and then you can take care of
> it.
>
> The undergrowth they took out was weedy, overgrown and a trash collector.
> They did not remove any of the trees.  They cleaned up under the trees and
> in fact now the trees will probably grow better. They also put down
> bark/wood to keep the soil in place. I drove by there today, in fact I went
> and sat at the bench on the Chipman Trail, and looked across and thought the
> cleaned up landscape looked rather neat and tidy. Much better than it used
> to.
>
> Maybe, since Wasinkari did such a good job on the West Entrance, and the
> Mayor on the North, they could team up and now work on the South Entrance
> and clean that up too.
>
> As far as the Tree ordinance goes, someone is going to challenge it in court
> and it'll go they way of covered nipples.  Give me a break.  There are real
> problems in Moscow, and you're whining about a few sticks and twigs.
>
> Get a life, all of you.
>
> Jerry L. Schutz